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I would not argue against the position that Gustave has stated. However, I will expand upon it a bit. The common understanding in Adventism, is that the human person in life is a living soul, to use the Biblical term. From that perspective the common belief would be that the human person does not have an identifiable part which is called a soul. However, this is not a fundamental belief that is required for one to become a SDA member. I am reminded of an important SDA member in Europe, who is now dead. His name has slipped my mind. In his lifetime he probably did more to support the mission and ministry of the SDA Church in Europe, and has been done by any other person. It was his strong belief that humans had an independent soul. His identity as a SDA, was not challenged. It should be noted that he believed that at the death of the person, the independent soul assumed an unconscious state. That is actually the fundamental belief in Adventism. So, a person who believes that humans have an independent soul that becomes unconscious at death can be considered to be within the accepted bounds of Adventism. I understand that many Adventists would be surprised at my statement. I simply point out that Adventism has a greater range of accepted belief than is often understood.

Paganism & Christianity: The following article will probably have something in it to offend everyone. However, I will suggest that it will have something of value to consider if one can get past what they might find offensive. https://atoday.org/the-pagan-contamination-conspiracy/

Historic Adventism: The following article is written by a person who is both an administrator and an academic. He speaks to an important issue related to our relationship today to our past history. https://atoday.org/why-historic-adventism-isnt-the-answer/

There is a message in the following worth reading. https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/wellness/just-before-my-mom-died-she-said-6-words-that-changed-my-life-and-made-me-a-better-mother/ar-BB1mfxCd?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=DCTS&cvid=820b28323e244342a6a694c6f3dc3696&ei=25

The following was posted in Club Adventist in 2017. I am posting the link to it because I suggest that it has value to us today.

Employment and Wages: The following article lists the 75 most common college majors, their common wages and likelihood of employment. I find the wages for people who become pastors (Theology) to be of interest, especially in comparison to the wages paid to Adventist pastors. https://www.newyorkfed.org/research/college-labor-market#--:explore:outcomes-by-major

Adventist Diversity: The following important article reflects on the diversity that exists within Adventism, and how the NAD can work to include the various groups, including youth, women and others, in a denomination that remains united in its diversity. See: https://spectrummagazine.org/news/proximity-changed-my-perspective-nad-youth-and-young-adult-committee-report/

Needed, SDA Pastors & Teachers: During the next five years, the NAD is expected to need to hire some 2,000 new pastors. Additional teachers will also be required. In an effort to support students who want to train for such positions, the Lake Union Conference has pledged to provide $1,000.000 in scholarships to college students who will pledge to work in the Lake Union. See the following article. https://atoday.org/lake-union-conference-dedicates-1-million-in-scholarships-to-attract-more-pastors-and-teachers/

Red Dynamite: Creationism, Culture Wars, and Anticommunism in America, is a book that challenges Protestant Christianity in general. Chapter 2 focuses on Adventism. I will add that George McCready Price was neither a scientist, nor a geologist. But, his impact, even if uninformed and in error, on the study of creationism, cannot be dismissed. https://spectrummagazine.org/culture/books-film/red-dynamite-places-adventists-alongside-protestant-culture-warriors/

George McCready Price was a very inflexible fundamentalist when it came to the creation stories, but he was much more liberal and flexible when it came to the book of Revelation and wrote one of the best commentaries on Revelation that ever came from an Adventist pen. It is interesting how historically Adventism encouraged such independent thinking. We find a similar situation with how Elder Butler and his nephew Elder Washburn were united in their dislike of Jones and Wagner in 1888, yet they were on opposite ends of the issue of Fundamentalism. How different from todays world were we all need to become uniformity as members of our specific subgroups; whether it be religion or politics.